A cameraman from the new series of Blue Planet II has revealed he came close to disaster during a shoot near a coral reef.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Roger Munns detailed how a misplaced hand meant he his dive had to come to a sudden end and he was forced to repeatedly dip his hand in ‘scolding’ water to stop the poison in its tracks.

He explained he placed his hand on a stonefish, which punctured his skin and caused his finger to go black.

The first episode was watched by a total of 14.01 million people, which turns out to be over two million more than the audience for the One Love Manchester benefit concert, and 1.7 million more than Strictly.

This week viewers were left gobsmacked by the barreleye fish – or ‘spookfish’ – which has a transparent, jelly-like forehead, is a swift reminder of why we should all stay away from the deep waters off the Pacific Coast of America.

Discussing this extraordinary fish in Sunday night’s episode, Sir David told viewers that the unique features allow the fish to look ‘up through its skull’. It basically has swivelling eyes that can face forwards or look directly upwards through its transparent, fluid-filled, dome-shaped forehead.

One user described the discovery as ‘jaw-dropping’, and another wrote ‘I’m sorry, what !?’ ‘A fish with a transparent skull!!!! What in the world!!! I am shook!!!’ posted another social media user.

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